She tried the shredded pork Saul had chosen for her and smiled, “This is really good.”
“I’m happy to hear that,” Saul replied.
Ferdinand set his fork down quietly.
“I’ve had enough.”
Saul kept serving Avalynn, casting Ferdinand a disapproving glance.
Ferdinand got up and left. Saul caught up with him in the hallway.
“What’s gotten into you today? You weren’t like this with Avalynn before,” Saul questioned.
Ferdinand paused and replied, “I just don’t think she’s cut out to be your student.”
Saul, taken aback, then laughed, “You’re such a rascal. What’s wrong with Avalynn? She’s two years your junior, just twenty-two. I bet she’ll achieve as much as you one day.”
“We’ll see about that,” Ferdinand remarked coldly.
Ferdinand had left, leaving Saul alone to sigh.
“Is this kid getting more stubborn from being in the lab?”
Back in the room, everyone was trying to comfort Avalynn.
With tears in her eyes, Avalynn gazed at Saul and asked, “Mr. Campbell, does Ferdinand… does he hate me?”
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Saul gently lied, “Of course not. He’s just in a bad mood.”
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Avalynn, looking unconvinced, glanced at the dishes and said, “But he seemed like he hated me just now.”
Saul reassured her.
“Don’t worry about it too much. Just focus on being my student and I’ll handle everything else.”
Outside the restaurant, Hannah arrived late after cooking for Grace.
She was there to meet Saul and her colleagues from the lab, dressed elegantly in a creamy white dress, her hair neatly coiled up.
Ferdinand, leaning against the restaurant door and smoking, was surprised to see Hannah climbing the stairs.
Hannah, in a rush, didn’t notice him until he called out, “Hannah!”
She looked up, surprised.
“Ferdinand, it’s you. Good evening.”